Yoshitaka Amano is a legendary Japanese artist, illustrator, and character designer. He joined Tatsunoko Production at the age of 15, where he provided character design for anime titles such as Time Bokan and Science Ninja Team Gatchaman. After becoming a freelance artist, he took charge of illustrations for the Final Fantasy series, which made him internationally popular. With his delicate and fantastic art style, Yoshitaka Amano is highly reputed across the globe and an inspiration to many successful creators. In the late 1990s, Amano started to focus on works of fine art, holding solo exhibitions in France, the United States, Germany, and many other regions.